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Wouldn't the solution be using the underground lava tubes? It would help with avoiding the radiation....also the techniques uses by the "Boring company" could c
by ratsforhorses 5y ago
Wouldn't the solution be using the underground lava tubes? It would help with avoiding the radiation....also the techniques uses by the "Boring company" could come in useful....on that note seems like a good project to develop, an autonomous drone that would map out the caves...I mean isn't there supposed to be water in them?
"Mars habitats must contend with surface conditions that include almost no oxygen in the air, extreme cold, low pressure, and high radiation. Alternatively, the habitat may be placed underground"
"Large amounts of underground ice have been found on Mars; the volume of water detected is equivalent to the volume of water in Lake Superior"
- dogma1138 5y agoLava tubes and underground tunnels would be a much longer solution if it’s even feasible I don’t think we understand enough about the geology of Mars to plan for that. In the “short term” once we do have continuous presence on Mars we might want to spread to a few points of interest. Martian hyperloop is for when you have millions of people on the planet and we might never get to that point. We need something for dozens or a few 100’s too.